This is the first time France has hosted the premier annual event for the European chip industry, which achieved a 7.9 percent market growth during the first semester of 2014, according to WSTS association. SEMI, the global trade organization that organizes the SEMICON gatherings, will alternate SEMICON Europa every other year between Dresden and Grenoble beginning this year.

The event in the ALPEXPO Congress Center is expected to draw more than 6,000 visitors and 400 companies, and will help showcase the Grenoble-Isère region’s strong microelectronics ecosystem, including worldwide microelectronics suppliers, leading R&D institutes, world-class universities and critical mass of tech companies.

As one of the event’s supporters, Leti is staging a 90-square-meter booth (number 1360 in the Science Park) to highlight its R&D themes of silicon technology, imaging/photonics/display, embedded systems, design, health and security. The booth with feature Leti’s mobile showroom, which demonstrates some of the exhibits on display in Leti’s permanent showroom on the MINATEC Campus.

Representatives from IRT Nanoelec, which includes 18 public- and private-sector research partners, will also be at the booth to present how industrials from all sectors can benefit from the rich technological offering of the Grenoble ecosystem.

In addition, Leti experts in fields ranging from low-power multiprocessing to future lithography options will present their insights and outlook in 10 sessions. Four sessions will be chaired by Leti.

By creating innovation and transferring it to industry, Leti is the bridge between basic research and production of micro- and nanotechnologies that improve the lives of people around the world. Backed by its portfolio of 2,200 patents, Leti partners with large industrials, SMEs and startups to tailor advanced solutions that strengthen their competitive positions. It has launched more than 50 startups. Its 8,000m² of new-generation cleanroom space feature 200mm and 300mm wafer processing of micro and nano solutions for applications ranging from space to smart devices. Leti’s staff of more than 1,700 includes 200 assignees from partner companies. Leti is based in Grenoble, France, and has offices in Silicon Valley, Calif., and Tokyo. Visit
www.leti.fr for more information.